Employee Critical Support Fund

• The Employee Critical Support Fund is a program offering financial assistance to faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars who have experienced a non-recurring sudden or emergency-related financial hardship due to an unforeseen or unavoidable event.
• The program is administered through the Office of Health & Wellness. Financial assistance provided through the Fund is intended to assist faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars with immediate, essential expenses by providing funds to address the employee’s emergency financial challenge. Please use your discretion when deciding whether to apply.
• The Employee Critical Fund program is not designed to address ongoing financial challenges and is not a loan that requires the funds to be reimbursed.

Eligibility For Financial Assistance

• Employee must hold a regular full-time position at Vanderbilt University (temporary, part-time or term positions are not eligible)
• The employee must be employed at Vanderbilt for one full year (hold a regular full-time position) to be eligible for the fund.
• Employees on leave for family and/or medical reasons will be assessed on an individual basis.
• Employees may receive financial assistance up to a maximum of $2,000 every five (5) years.
Employee Information
Employee ID
Employee Name: Employee Name: First Last
Name Name First Middle Last
Preferred contact method:

Preferred contact method: Phone Email (Vanderbilt.edu address) Mail (Mailing address listed in Oracle)
Preferred Phone: Preferred Phone: - ### - ### ####
What is the purpose of this request? (Describe the circumstances that led to the emergency and the extent of the problem. Feel free to attach an extra sheet if you need more room).
Please estimate the actual amount needed to overcome this immediate emergency. (Eligible employees may submit more than one request for reimbursement, but the total reimbursement across applications
cannot exceed $2,000 in a five (5) year period.).
What other agencies or organizations have you applied to for assistance? Have you received any financial help to date? If so, how much?
Have you received any financial help to date?
How much assistance have you recieved?
Do you expect a settlement, insurance payment, or any other reimbursement from any source to help with your emergency? If so, how much? Please explain
Do you have the funds to cover this immediate need (i.e., savings or other available accounts)?
I hereby certify that the information which I have or will submit in support of this application for the Employee Critical Support Fund is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I certify I will apply all monies received from the Employee Critical Support Fund toward the listed obligations I provided in the application. I further understand that the intentional submission of false or incorrect information may subject me to disciplinary action including employment termination.
Application Process

Applications for expenses will be reviewed and approved by Vanderbilt University Employee Critical Support Fund Committee. The committee may request further information before the application can be approved or denied. Individuals will be informed of a decision, along with follow-up instructions.

Awards are automatically provided through direct deposit on next possible pay day. However, special arrangements may be made to pick up a check earlier.

Employee Critical Support Fund

Employee Critical Support Fund

Eligibility For Financial Assistance

Employee Information

Application Process